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"Henry, haven't you heard the saying: 'To avoid being known, one should not act'?" Andrew's back straightened against the sofa as he spoke calmly, "So, the person secretly aiding her all these years wasn't you?"

"What if it was! I do like Scarlett, but I've never done anything I shouldn't have with her." Henry deliberately raised his voice, attempting to sound confident, but his tone was noticeably unsteady.

"You know Scarlett has had a hard time these past years, yet you stood by and watched. After all, she had feelings for you." Henry protested.

"Are you suggesting that I should thank her for betraying me?" Andrew sneered.

"You know she was manipulated by my parents..." Henry blurted out in his haste, visibly flustered after the words left his mouth.

Seemingly unperturbed, Andrew's lips twitched slightly as he continued, "Does that mean she wasn't at fault?"

Though a trap set by the cunning Thomas couple, Scarlett wasn't forced into it; she succumbed to temptation herself.

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